'Doctors Must Prepare Postmortem, Injury Reports In Typed, Legible Format': Allahabad HC Orders UP Govt To Issue Directions To CMOs

The Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to issue directions orders to the Chief Medical Officers of the state regarding the preparation of postmortem reports or injury reports in typed format, which is legible.

The bench of Justice Brij Raj Singh issued this direction while granting bail to one Vishwanath, who has been accused of assaulting a victim, which resulted in his death. Pursuant to which, he was booked under Sections 323,504,506,304 IPC.

He moved the Court seeking bail on the ground that there are four accused against whom allegation of assault has been leveled and the deceased received one injury on his head and other two injuries received on non-vital parts of the body.

His Counsel further submitted that a general allegation had been leveled against all the accused persons, and one of the accused Harish Chandra has been granted bail by the Court in February.

Lastly, it was submitted that his case was at par with the case of co-accused Harish Chandra and that he should be released on bail. Finding merits in the case and the fact that the co-accused has been granted bail, the Court allowed his bail plea.

However, before parting with the case, the Court noted that the injuries mentioned in the injury report were illegible, and the prosecution side as well as the applicant side faced difficulty in reading the same. 

Consequently, opining that in future postmortem reports or injury reports prepared by the doctor should be in a typed format and legible, so that the same can be read easily, the Court directed the Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare Government of U.P.  to issue a proper direction to all the Chief Medical Officers of the District that the postmortem report, as well as injury report, be transcribed in typed format.

With this, the Court listed the case for monitoring after two months so as to see what action has been taken in pursuance of directions issued by it.

Case title - Vishwanath vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home, Lko [CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 3794 of 2023]

Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 106

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